View Record #5170



ID5170
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutMitramandal Colony, Parvati
Rough Address/AreaMitra Mandal Colony, Parvati Darshan
City/DistrictPune
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude18.49500847
Location Longitude73.85269165
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1990-1994
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (main)
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?Old residential area
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I lived there
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Always: I saw sparrows every day
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?A fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?My mother used to place crumbs of bread on the window sill and sparrows would surely come to eat the crumbs. Also along the roads withing the colony there were dusty patches where I could see at least 10-20 sparrows having a dust bath every morning. The sparrows also would always try to make nests under the curtain pelmets in our house.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?